Chicken And Bacon Pasta With Spinach And Tomatoes In Garlic Cream Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb chicken (skinless, boneless chicken breasts or tenderloins)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (thyme, oregano, basil - combined)
• salt to taste
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded
• 5 tomatoes (medium, chopped in large cubes)
• 3 cups fresh spinach or 1 cup cooked spinach
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
• 6 bacon strips cooked, drained off fat, and chopped
• 10 oz penne pasta (for gluten-free version, use gluten-free brown-rice penne)
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded, for serving